‘Outdoor Couple’, Deptford Market
An outdoor wall painting that always captures my eyes, and makes me smile. This can be found about 300 metres to the north from the junction between New Cross Road and Deptford High Street.
Tokyo, the Roppongi Hills, and Vertical Urbanism
My last trip to Tokyo was in late December 2010, about three months before the earthquake and the leakage of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear power plants. I haven’t been able to return since then, and if I do, it would be interesting to compare the atmosphere of the city with what I felt during […]
Morning dance in an inner-city square, Xining, China
Xining is the provincial capital of Qinghai province in western China. Located at an high altitude (about 2,200 metres above sea level), the city is one of the most populous cities in the western region, having about 2.2 million residents by 2010. I had a chance to stay there for about one week as part […]
Urbanised Village and its Struggle to Survive
Urbanised villages in China refer to former rural villages that have been engulfed by urban expansion. Having lost farmlands, villagers invest heavily in dwellings to gain rental income from migrant tenants. This phenomenon is particularly pronounced in China’s Pearl River Delta region. These villages struggle to resist impending threats of demolition, though they give […]
Absorbed in her Study, Xining, China
Description: While families in China struggle to provide education for their children, girls are more likely to fall behind boys in terms of receiving fair opportunities. While roadworks were going on in the entire section of this busy street located in the central district of Qinghai’s provincial capital Xining, this girl show how much she […]
Child and Bamboo Stick
Description: In this neighbourhood located in central Guangzhou, China, tensions are heightened due to impending demolition and residents’ displacement. For most local residents, continuing their lives after displacement becomes a real struggle, but for now, the child’s major concern is to get the paper-roll back on the ground. (originally submitted to LSE Photo Prize 2012) […]
Charlton House, London
여름방학기간이라 학교에 가지 않을 때 가끔 오후 시간을 보내는 곳. 옛날 지역영주가 거처하던, 자코뱅 Jacobean (제임스 6세 통치 당시, 16세기말 – 17세기 초) 스타일 건축물이다. 19세기 중반에 발간된 것으로 보이는 어느 책에 소개된 스케치와 오늘날 사진을 대비해 보면 약간의 차이를 보이지만 잘 보존된 것을 알 수 있다. 좀 더 최근에 지어진 것으로 보이는 건물 오른쪽 […]
Winter Landscape at Greenwich Park, London
On 5 February 2012, we had the first snow in this winter, and couldn’t help but stroll around the snow-covered Greenwich Park to make the most out of the day. Not surprisingly, the park was full of couples holding each other in arms and quite naturally, families with kids whose parents towed a sledge, eagerly […]
Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong
Last month in December 2011, I paid another research trip to Hong Kong. Due to my short stay, I was not able to visit many places nor meet friends as much as I hoped for. One place that I happened to pass by was Chungking Mansions, which is one of the unique landmarks in Hong […]
Beijing in November 2002
오래전 찍었던 사진 정리하다 올린다. 베이징 4환 순환도로, Xiaoying 근처. 2002년 11월 겨울 초입 The picture below was taken near the northern section of the 4th ring road. Somewhere around Xiaoying in Beijing, China. Taken in November 2002. 2002년 겨울 초 베이징에 머물렀었다. 그 당시에도 빠른 속도로 변해 가는 중국 베이징… 그 변화폭은 마치 88년 […]